M. VAN BUREN.
WASHINGTON, _January 25, 1839_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I herewith transmit to the Senate a report[46] from the Secretary of State,
in answer to their resolution of the 22d instant.
M. VAN BUREN.
[Footnote 46: Stating that there has been no correspondence with Great
Britain in relation to the northeastern boundary since December 3, 1838.]
WASHINGTON, _January 26, 1839_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I lay before you, for your consideration, a treaty concluded with the
Omaha, Ioway, and Otoe tribes of Indians, and sanctioned by the Yancton
and Santie bands of Sioux, by which a tract of land situated on the
south side of the Missouri between the Great and Little Nemahaw rivers
has been ceded to the United States.
It appears that the consent of the half-breeds of the above-mentioned
tribes and bands is wanting to perfect the treaty. This tract of
land was ceded by the treaty of 15th July, 1830, to them by the
above-mentioned tribes and bands of Indians, and can not be taken from
them, even for such a valuable consideration as will relieve their
wants, without their assent.
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